Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:
Paper Instructions:
For this assignment you will be creating a digital artifact on some topic concerning the Renaissance. There are many topics and themes you can choose from. If you thumb through Chapter 12 or "Google" the term "Renaissance" you will come across may possibilities. You could pick a Pope, a poet, a painter, just to name a few in the "P" category. The choice is largely yours but it must be centered in the Renaissance. Don’t do an artifact on the Maya!Elements
A clear statement of your topic.
A balance of text, sound, images, video and links.
Organization of material, either thematically or chronologically.
Visually planned. The visual aesthetic should be planned and coherent.
Citations for everything you do (where did your material come from). Source citations should be seamlessly embedded in the artifact.
All text must be grammatically correct and have proper spelling. Complete sentences are required.
Here is an example of a digital artifact that a student developed for a MOOC. It was created in Tiki-Toki.
EDMOOC Digital Artifact
What Should I Use to Create This?
There are many options for creating this artifact and most of them are free; usually these options require the creation of a student account. Just make sure you use your .edu email account to access this feature if it is available.
Voicethread
Storify
Pixton
Issuu
Storybird
Weebly
Animoto
Prezi
Wikispaces
TedEd
Google Sites
Tiki-Toki
tumblr
Or any blog, web space or wiki site!
This wiki has more ideas:
50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story
Other possibly useful resources:
Wordle
Sliderocket
FOLD (from MIT)